condolence gift; funeral offering; incense money
Typically money given at a Japanese funeral or wake, placed in a special envelope and offered at the altar. The literal meaning is 'incense money'.
You bring the condolence money in a special funeral envelope.
The amount of the condolence gift varies depending on your relationship with the deceased.
香典 is condolence money offered at a funeral, while 弔電 is a condolence telegram; both are funeral customs but involve different forms of expression.
return gift for funeral condolence money
Standard modern spelling for a condolence gift or funeral offering.
Rarely used kanji form; 奠 is not a jōyō kanji.
From 香 (incense) and 典 (ceremony, offering). Originally referred to incense offered at a Buddhist funeral, later extended to monetary offerings.